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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Roanoke, VA · April 4, 1996

Date
April 4, 1996 · 11:09 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5730T
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96LA056
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
157 total8 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low fuel vectored to roa but engine quit short. Nosed over in soft field. Had failed positive fuel check. No fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOW FUEL VECTORED TO ROA BUT ENGINE QUIT SHORT. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD. HAD FAILED POSITIVE FUEL CHECK. NO FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.